MEDIA RELEASE

Public Hearing

INQUIRY INTO YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH IN THE ACT

The Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Youth Affairs will hold the first public hearing for its Inquiry into Youth Mental Health in the ACT on Tuesday 26 May 2020 from 9.30am – 11.30am.

Scheduled witnesses include:

Time	Duration	Witness		Sub. #
9.30am	15 mins	Individual	Mrs Rachael Thorpe	2
9.45am	15 mins	Individual	Mrs Mary and Mr Ross Bingham	3
10.00am	45 mins	Youth Coalition of the ACT	Dr Justin Barker, Executive Director Ms Erin Barry, Director, Policy	17
10.45am	45 mins	Mental Illness Education ACT	Mrs Heidi Prowse, CEO	10

The public hearing will be held virtually via Webex and live streamed to the public. The hearing can be viewed from the Broadcasting ACT Legislative Assembly website.

Committee Chair, Mr Michael Pettersson MLA, said the public hearing is an opportunity to “hear the voices of the ACT community to better understand the mental health challenges and needs of young people as well as the services available for them.”

For further information, please contact the Committee Secretary on (02) 6207 0524 or by email at: LACommitteeEEYA@parliament.act.gov.au.

25 MAY 2020